Sooloos Collections: Advanced Guide
Sooloos Collectiions: Advanced Guide
Contents Introduction ...... 3 Organising and Using a Sooloos Collection ...... 4 Working with Sets ...... 5 Organising through Naming ...... 7 Album Detail ...... 11 Finding Content ...... 12 Explore ...... 12 Search ...... 14 Focus ...... 16 Exploring through Focus ...... 19 Refining a View ...... 21 Playlists ...... 24 Editing Album Metadata ...... 25 Editing on the Touch Control ...... 25 Editing Metadata in Control PC/MAC ...... 28 Bulk Data Editing on the Touch Control ...... 33 Select and Edit Mode ...... 33 Forensic Focus ...... 39 Some Finer PPoints of Focus ...... 40 Album Info ...... 40 Focus Logic ...... 40 Include/Exxclude Must/May have ...... 40 Genre ...... 41 Renaming Album Artist ...... 42 Appendix 1: The Elements of Metadata ...... 44 Useful sources of Metadata ...... 44 Duplicate Album Artists ...... 45 Appendix 2: Managing a Collection ...... 46 Appendix 3: Storage ...... 48 How much Storage? ...... 48 Backup ...... 49 Appendix 4: Using the iPhone, Touch and iPad Controls ...... 49 Appendix: Genres, Sub-genres and Styles ...... 62
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Introduction This guide is intended for the serious Sooloos user and for anyone involved in preparing a complex or challenging ccollection.
Although the automated systems of metadata collection are state-of-the-art, neverthheless to get the maximum benefit, especially for enthusiasts, stuudents, teachers, or for multi-user or institutional installations a degree of grooming, harmonising or structuring will always be needed.
To those people we suggest that an hour spent reading this guide can inform the approach you will take to suit your needs.
Because many of the most demanding collections we support are of classical music and because that genre is one of the most difficult to navigate, the examplles in this guide tend to be in that genre.
However Sooloos is also excellent when applied to advanced Jazz, World and New Age collections; the concepts, tools and techniques apply equally.
In this guide we also try to illustrate the strengths and weaknesses of the various control clients and particularly point out things to keep in mind if the goal is to navigate the collection on one of the mobile controls.
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Organising and Using a Sooloos Collection The Meridian Sooloos music management and server system is highly regarded for its intuitive and welcoming user interface.
Unlike other music servers, a Sooloos system does not slow down as more content is added and, in fact, the larger the collection the better it will be because we can form more links between the content.
On the other hand, no collection is too small and the system works beautifully with just a handful of discs.
The Sooloos Metadata service will normally provide enough information to allow an average collection to be immediately useful. However some specialised or larger collections can benefit from grooming.
This page shows two larger collections.
This document illustrates some of the unique annd powerful Sooloos concepts and tecchniques which are worth understanding before either importing or refining a collection. Classical and other specialised music collections can need some thought; users have different requirements.
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Working with Sets We can group albums into sets exactly analogous to a CD boxed-set.
The screen shows Page 1 of a Library after we have grouped two album sets (Albinoni Twelve Concertos; one by Hogwood and the other by Holliger). Album sets show a small icon in the top left corner of the key album.
If we select the Hogwood by touching the set cover then we see the screen below.
On the right there are two Tabs. ‘BBy this Artist’ and ‘In this Set’. Normally it will come up as shown.
To break the set apart, press: X Remove for one of the albums. Another function is: Make Key which allows you to pick which album’s cover is shown at the top level (normally [1 of n] but there may be a reason to select another).1
Albums in sets will be listed in alphabetical order of Album Title or numeric order in a multi-disc set.
1 A system restart is necessary before changes to album key are visible.
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Here is another example of a Set. By touching the iicons on the right we can quickly view the Works and Tracks on each disc.
Sets can be used to group boxed sets, but also other types of collections.
Here we show a ‘Set’ grouping three different versions of the Album Beatles for Sale.
TThe set, which can be reviewed on the right, contains the original UK recording and the Mono and Stereo re-masters.
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Organising through Naming
The Artist renaming function can be used in two ways to change the appearance of the ‘sorted by artist’ view in the Album Browser.2
• Changing, for example the artist name Alfred Brendele to Brendel or Brendel, Alfred may make the album view more intuitive to some users. • Alternatively we can leave the Artist Name alone but change their Sort As position. Changing the sort for Brendel as shown below will cause albums by this artist to be at ‘bree..’ in the alphabet.
2 Informative Note: Renaming the Artist field willl not change the Artist in the Credits section.
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The following series of screens illustrate possible organising options for a classical collection.
On the left we are looking at an un- groomed collection in ‘Albums Sorted by Artist’ view.
There are seven albums by Dinu Lipatti, one of which was issued in more than one collection. Here the albums appear in the ‘Di..’ region of the alphabet.
The sort order for this artist can be changed to ‘Lipatti, Dinu’. This allows us to retain the displayed name ‘Dinu Lipatti’ but to show him at ‘Li..’ in the alphabet.
This order also determines the Explore order (see later).
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Some users find it more intuitive to refer to artists by their last name. In the screen on the left, we have chosen to display and sort him as ‘Lipatti, Dinu’.
Note that the collection is also one step tidier in thhat the seven discs have been formed into one set, reeflecting the owner’s collection, preference or perspective.
To explore and play contents from this Set we can use the Album View.
To play a Work, just touch that area of the screen.
The screen on the left shows how we can view at a glance:
• Albums in the Set
• Works on each Disc
• Other information ((e.g. Review, Credits, Tags, Label, Date, etc.)
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AAnd we can quickly review other Albums in tthe same Set.
Below we see another vview of the Artist Information.
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Album Detail
The example above illustrates the usefulness of the Album Detail page.
On the rightt we have a complete list of Albums by the same Artist. In this case the Artist means the ‘Album Artist’ who appears at the top of this screen.
When setting up a Library it is worth getting to know this feature before deciding exactly if/how to groom the metadata. In the above we can see that Leonard Bernstein is the ‘Artist’, in this case the collector obviously prefers ‘Conductor’ (or in this case possibly also ‘Composer’). Doing so shows us a full list of other Albums where Bernstein is the conductor. Howeever some collectors may prefer to diistinguish between him conducting the New York Philharmonic (as here) by editing the Album Artist to, e.g., ‘Bernstein / NYPO’. If we did this then there would be more granularitty in the By This Artist section.
A more granular approach may also combine Soloist / Conductor / Orchestra, e.g. Uchida / Tate /ECO. On the other hand some might prefer to organise the concerto Genre hierarchically as Soloist, if not Conductor, else Orchestra (so in the earlier example: ‘Mitsuko Uchida’ only in the Artist positionn).
Editing Album Artist will have no impact on the metadata in Credits where each person will be separately represented by role and vice-versa.
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Finding Content
Explore The ‘Sort As’ setting for Artists will also be reflected when using the Explore functionn on screen or in either Control:PC or the iPad or iPhone application. Below we can see the Control screen while using Explore to find Albums by Alfred Brendel. More albums can be seen using the scroll bars.
More examples of exploring are given in the section later on iPad.
We can use the Album Detail view to help us explore recordings by an Artist.
On the left we see a CD of the Beethoven Op.61 Violin Concerto played by Anne- Sophie Mutter.
This album is part of a set.
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Press By This Artist
Now we see albums in the Library where she is Album Artist.
Any of these may be explored and then played.
If we had changed the Album Artist name to, e.g. ‘Mutter / Karajan’ then we would not so easily see her in other genres or performances.
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Search The touchscreen has a Search function which can be used to identify Album Artists, Albums or Tracks which contain the search string. The screen below shows the result of a search for “Copland”.
While below we can see the result of an Album-only search for the short string “Appal”.
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If we select the second Album then we can see the Album Detail screen shown below:
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Focus In addition to the Explore and Search functions, the collection can be viewed in a wide variety of ways using the Focus feature.
Focus allows us to restrict the number of albums shown on the screen according to a number of criteria.
A ‘Focus’ couuld be as simple as a Date range3, a single Genre or a combination made up of these, Genres, Composer names, Credits, Labels, Tags and Moods or even audio Quality. For more detail on using Focus see page 40.
Focus is very powerful and the best results for a large or complex collection rely on the database quality.
When we Focus the number of Albums in immediate view is reduced to those matchhing the chosen criteria. This can be a very powerful way to zoom in on a small number of Albums.
A Focus can be Saved and Loaded later, but only on the Touchscreen Control.
We can Swim in a Saved Focus using the Control, Control:PC/Mac, iPad and iPhone/Touch applications.
3 In the screen example above we see a problem in that the Date range is running from 0. Noormally we should be surprised to see any dates earlier than 1930. A zero raange-start makes it hard to use the Releease Date slider. The zero has come from albums with incorrect or corrupted release date information. It iis straightforward to Focus on these and correct the Album data, possibly with reference to the information sources given on page 31..
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The screen above shows how a Focus on albums released by Chandos containing Chamber Music will reduce the albums displayed to 16 from 3924.
The example above shows a ‘Focus’ on Albums issued by BBC Music Magazine. We caan see that there are 232 discs in the focus and the scroll buttons allow us to navigate around the 13 screens.
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The screens above show a Focus on all the Albums in the Library by Dinu Lipatti. Note how we only had to type in ‘lipa’ to get this result. The next step in seeking a movement played by him iss to touch the Set and then navigate to an Album (as shown earlier). The combination of Focus, Touch and visual cues from the album covers is rapid, intuitive and very satisfactory.
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Exploring through Focus
Serendipity ..
Our starting position is listening to Dvorak piano quartet by the Ensemble ‘Domus’.
This is the Album view and we can see other albums recorded by them on the right.
Let’s suppose we are very struck by the musicianship of the cellist.
Pressing the Credit Tab allows us to see that he is Richard Lester.
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Press on his name and we get this dialog.
Now we see a Focus showing all the albums in the Library on which he played.
We could now go on to explore performances by the FlorestanTrio (and discover that they share the pianist, Susan Tomes).
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Refining a View In this sequence of screens we show how Focus can refine a view into a collection.
Above we have a Composer Focus on Copland and we see 44 albums from the colleccttion contain his works. Below is a tigghter focus on Chamber Music composed by Copland. Picking the last album allows us, e.g. to select a piano sonata.
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If we were instead looking for String Quartets composed by Copland, then this Focus shows we have only four albums to explore (or immediately recognise). Let’s pick the album by Davies coontaining the Nonet.
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We can also Focus on similar Albums; in this case the Focus will widen to all Albums oof the same Genre.
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Playlists We have shown how the Sooloos system can explore, search and focus on content. When it comes to playing, the system has a Play Queue which can be seen at any time by pressing the currently-playing item at the very bottom of the main screen. The Queue and Now Playing areas are shown below.
Touching the cover image will take you to the Album Detail view.
The order to be played can be changed on the fly by selecting an item and using the Up/Down arrows.
At the top of the screen are buttons to create (New), Load, Save or Export Playlists. Playlists which are built in the Queue and then saved can be loaded later on the Control and also on the iPad and iPhone clients.
The playlist functions are very powerful and allow, e.g., a playlist to be loaded, modiffied and re-saved.
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Editing Album Metadata The system stores metadata for each album whicch is normally downloaded from the Sooloos Metadata Service and contains a variety of information, including track titles, artist credits, genres, record label, review, rating, and so forth. You can modify that data or enter your own using either the Touch client ( e.g. Control 15) or in Control:PC/MAC.
Editing on the Touch Control
To edit metadata for an album we start with the Album Detail page.
Press Edit Album Metadata
The Edit Album Information screen appears.
Here we can modify text strings in any of the information tab areas: Info, Tracks, Genres, Credits, Labels, Tags and Moods.
Here we can mark the album as a favourite ‘Pick’ or as a ‘Skip’.
We can also adjust the album’s number in a set (Tip: adjust the number in the set first)..
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Here we can see the editing fields to add or remove Credits.
After edits we need to remember to press Save Changes in the bottom right.
And here we can see how to add or remove Genres. In this case we tap ‘Chamber Music’ and the + means it will be added when we press Apply Selected Changes.
Tapping Chamber Music a second time turns the select bar red and the + to – and the Genre will be removed.
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Here we can review the Genres applied to this album.
At any stage in the Edit Album Metadata process we can see if the online metadata service has more up-to-date information.
Press Retrieve Metadata and, if there is any new, we might see a screen like the one below.
The metadata service is offering a different cover, it wants to change ‘Faure, Gabriel ‘to ‘Gabriel Faure’ and it wants to add the genre: ‘Symphonic’
Because we had previously hand- selected our cover art and because we have, through preference decided to show composers as ‘Last, First’, we are only picking the offered Genre change.
Complete the update by pressing Apply Selected Updates.
Note: Sooloos does NOT have an ‘undo’ feature.. If you make an error then it needs to be corrected. Should you accidentally delete an album then you must restore it from a backup or re-import it.
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Editing Metadata in Control PC/MAC The edit-meetadata function launches from the Album Details window.
To find the album Click the Play tab in Control:PC/MAC to enter the music manager and use either Search or Explore in the browsing pane at the bottom of the screen to locate the album you waant to work on.
If you have explored to the album, click the button to the right of the album name and choose Show Album Dettaails in the pop-up window to bring up the Album Details window.
If you are using Search then click on an album result and choose Show Album Details in the pop-up window.
Here we can see basic album information including Tracks and a Review. We can also set up an Export of trraacks from this album to a previously defined Export destination (to do this see the main Export tab)..
To change anything, press Edit Album on the lower left and wait for the system tto retrieve the album information.
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Here we can see the Edit Album Information screen.
The album’s metadata is organized into eight sub--ppages, selected by clicking the tabs along the top.
Info: You may type new information into the available fields, but a number of items work distinctively:
Album Pick. A gold star to the right of the album name field indicates an Album Pick — a favourite album that will be included in Focuses or Swims specifying Album Picks only. An X indicates an album that will not normally be included unless it is specifically selected. A dark star represents a middle ground — an album that is singled out neither for inclusion or rejection. You can change this rating by clicking on the star or X to toggle through the three options.
Rating. Click the + or − button at either end to adjust the album rating in half-star increments from 0 to 5.
Multi-Disc Set. Important for keeping track of the contents of the individual discs in a multi-disc set, the second disc of a three-disc set would be listed as ‘2 of 3’, for example
Cover. You can delete the existing cover image by clicking the Clear Cover button. And you can replace it by dragging or copying an image from your hard drive or Web browser into the space.
Important Note: All changes are provisional until you click the Save button at the bottom of the window. If you close the window (by tapping the X in the upper right-hand corner of the window) without clicking Save, your edits will be lost.
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Tracks: Here we can rename or renumber tracks on the album. 4
The system willl attempt to represent Works by discovering common text in adjjacent tracks.5
Track Pick: To cchange a Track Pick rating, click on the symbol to the far right to toggle through the three options: gold sttar (a favourite track that will be inccluded in a playlist when you choose Track Picks only), X (a track that will be excluded unless specifically chosen), or dark star (a track that will be included when no restrictions are applied).
Review: This is a freeform text field that you can edit or rewrite.
Genres, Credits, and Moods: The information in these tabs is important for the Sooloos Focus feature, which enables you to narrow the selection of music to be browsed or played according to particular characteristics.
Tags: A tag is a free-form descriptor that helps you to keep track of albums. For example, you might tag an album to say that: it is fully groomed, or needs a better cover, is high-resolution, is suitable for a party, was downloaded, etc. Tags are also useful for setting up partial Backups or Exports. There is no sensible limit to the number of tags you can apply.
All changes are provisional until you click the Save button at the bottom of the window to make them permanent. Tapping the X in the upper right corner closes the window and cancels any unsaved changes.
4 The formatting of track names can be important if the content is to be controlled using a portable control or if it is exported to another media player, e.g. an iPod. For example, in the above example, the user might prefer each track name to be preceded by the composer, Beethoven: String …..
5 Works are represented by an algorithm which identtifies common text between adjacent tracks. Very occasionally this may give unexpected or awkward results. One example of untidy behaviour may be if an album has several works by the same composer and the tracks are formatted with a leading composer name, e.g. ‘Beethoven: work 1 detail: some movements’, followed by: ‘Beethoven: work 2 detail: some movements’. In this case the systtem may decide that the ‘work’ is ‘Beeethoven’. To avoid this make sure that there is at least one Classicall Genre (e.g. Classical/Classical/Chamber Music) and that Beethoven is listed in the Credits. In exceptional circumstances we may want to manually force the ‘work’ break point. Adding aan ‘@’ character to each track of the work will force a break at that point (the @ is not displayed).
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In the Genre tab we can add or remove genres.
Here we can see the process of adding ‘String Quartet’ as an Instrumentation descriptor.
The better the genre descriptions, the more powerful Focus will be at finding what we want.
The system comes pre-programmed with a rich set of choices foor Genre / Sub-genre / Style.
More Styles can be added to an existing Sub- genre using the Addd New Style button.
It is not possible to add new Sub-genres.
Good Credits yield powerful Search and Focus results. Often the credits will be populated by the metadata service, but inevitably some albums will not have complete credits.
To add; type in the Credit Name box. As you type the system will suggest a list of names or roles already in the Library. If the name is there then select it because that way we maintain consistency and identity.6
Next type/ pick a Credit Role for the person and, finally press the Add Credit button.
Credits cannot be edited. You may only add or remove. To remove a credit, prp ess the X to its right.
All changes are provisional until you click the Save button at the bottom of the window.
6 We offer several dummy albums for download which are pre-loaded with common credits, e.g. composers in various representations, several Genre Styles and some useful Tags. Loading one of these dummy albums at the outset can simplify editing because it pre-populates the Library with data points. The dummy albums can be deleted later.
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You might suspect that the metadata service has more information on an album. Alternatively we may find that a better ‘recognition hit’ happens if the Artist Name or Album Name field has been corrected.
Press Update Metadata. We see the pop-up window on the left. Here there are two options:
• Update Metadata forces a new lookup. 7 • You may thiink that All Music Guide (AMG) has in ffact got more information thhan has so far been discovered. In which case it may be possible to browse to the correct album on www.allmusic.com and to copy and paste the AMG ID. Press Go and hope!
7 Warning: Be aware that unlike in the Touch control,, there is no opportunity to review changes from the metadata service and this process has no undo.
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Bulk Data Editing on the Touch Control In recent software versions we have added some ‘power tools’ that can radically speeed up grooming or customising a collection. These tools are essentiaally in two groups: ‘bulk editing’ and ‘forensic focus’.
Warning: This section describes ‘power tools’ which, if used incorrectly can wreak havoc. There is NO UNDO. We strongly advise you to have a good backup readyd , just in case!
Select and Edit Mode The Touchscreen has two viewing modes, Enhanced Browser shown left.
This places Focus at the top of the screen and has fewer buttons)
This is Standard Browser
Switch between the two using the top-right Home menu.
To be most useful we recommend that Select and Edit be used in Standard Browser mode.
To enter Select and Edit mode Press the (pencil) symbol.
If you can’t see the pencil then probably Editing is turned offf in Home /System Settings /Security
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Above we see Select and Edit Mode. Two active areas have appeared on the top and bottom of the screen but we still have access to the transport, volume and other navigation controls. At the top we have an X to exit this mode and we can see a summary of thee number selected from the current Focus. At the bottom we have a number of new buttons:
Select: In this mode Albums can be selected by touching them (see the two examples above). If a set is selected then all the albums in that set are seleccted for action. We also have buttons to select All albums in the library; Page to select all the albums we can see. While selecting we can browse to other pages using the alpha navigation or forward /back keys and select more albums. Always be aware of how many albums are selected before performing an edit. None de-selects all albums.
Edit: We can choose to edit Genres, Credits, Tags, or Moods for the selected albums.
Create Set will group the selected albums into a ‘set’ (see page 5).
Export allows us to add the selected albums to an Export destination.
Delete The Delete key will perform (after a warning) a non-recoverable delete of all selected Albums. This is a powerful feature but you need to use it with care; stay alert!
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In Select and Edit Mode we can add and/or remove Genres, Credits, Tags, and Moods.
Add/Remove Genre
Here we show the dialog screen for Add/Remove Genres.
To add Classical/Classical/Baroque to the 32 selected albums pick it.
Pressing Baroqque once shows the blue highlight and + indicating this genre will be added..
If we press it again the select bar changes to a red highlight and – (see below) and thhe Genre would be removed.
Pressing a third time de-selects the Genre.
Multiple Genres can be added or removed in onne operation.
Complete thee edit with Save Changes.
Note: Sooloos has a large number of Genres built in but there is room for customisation. Please see the sections on Finer Points of Focus (page 40) and The Elements of Metadata (page 44).
Note: We might use this feature to speed up grooming of a collection. For example we might Focus on Handel as Composer and reasonably add the genre ‘Baroque’.
Important Note: Add/remove is NOT search & replace! If we want to remove a field from any of the selected albums it will be done for those that contain it, however a simultaneous addition will appear on all selected albums. Remember also there is no ‘undo’ function in editing.
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Add/Remove Tags operates in a similar way to Genres.
On the left we can see setting up to add the Tag ‘Edit: No Genre’ and to remove the Tag ‘Edit: No Picture’ from the selected albums.
Make the changes permanent by pressing Save Changes.
Be aware thaat if we make edits to a large number of albums it may take a few minutes ffor the changes to be fully effective.
Add/Remove Moods works is a similar fashion.
Here we can see adding Austere while removing Cerebral.
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A very useful feature of Select and Edit mode is the ability to modify Credits in multiple albums.
The following screens take us through a worked example to change the Composer Credit for ‘Samuel Barber’ to ‘Barber, Samuel’. (We might want to do this so that we find him under ‘B’ in the browser on the iPad).
To start we Focus the entire collection to show only those albums with the Samuel Barber Credit.
Notice we found him by just typing ‘bar’ and then selecting from the list.
After pressing Select All the Select and Edit browser window now looks like this.
Note that althhough Focus showed us there are 38 albums with this Credit, the window on the left only shows 30, this is because some of the albums are formed into sets.
Important Note: Add/remove is NOT search & replace. If we want to remove a Crediit from any of the selected albums it will be done for those which contain it; however a simultaneous Credit addition will appear on all selected albums. Remember also thhere is no ‘undo’ function in editing.
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Press the bottom Credits button and we get a new Select Credits to Add/Remove dialog.
Pressing Select Credit to Add gives us this familiar wiindow on the left.
Here we have ppicked ‘Barber, Samuel’ and selected his role as Composer.
Press Save Changes and we step back to the Select Credits to Add/Remove screen shown bbelow.
We can now piick the Credit to remove and the screen looks like this after we have chosen ‘Samuel Barber’ and Composer.
If we now presss Save Changes (up to this point no changes have been made) the edit will be completed for all the selected albums.
Notice that when this edit has been made, the current Focus no longer contains ‘Samuel Barber’ and so we end up with a blank screen.
You can confirm the edit by next making a Focus on ‘Barber, Samuel’.
Bulk editing can also be used simply to add or removee Credits individually.
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Forensic Focus Generally when a large or specialised collection iis imported into Sooloos there will be a percentage of Albums for which the metadata is not complete.. The Forensic Focus allows us to immediately identify albums with/without certain data types. If the collection is to be optimised or groomed then this feature enables a systematic workflow.
The screen above shows the Forensic Focus dialogue (which is accessed by pressing the right-most Focus Tab marked *). We can use this to isolate those albums in the library with or without mettadata types, such as cover art, release date, genres, credits, labels, tags, moods, review and also to identiify media which the background checking processes feels is suspicious (and may therefore need re-importing).
In the example above we can see that there are 247 albums with no cover, genre or credit information. With this Focus we can now Tag the albums in Select and Edit Mode and start working.
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Some Finer Points of Focus Focus is a very powerful function and this section delves deeper to help you get the most out of it. As we described on page 16 the Focus screen has eight major sections (tabs): Album info, Genres, Composers, Credits, Labels, Tags, Moods and * (Forensics).
Album Info The Album Info tab groups four different types of information:
• Most Played (which looks at play count – a dynamic counter based on use).8 • Date-related: Last played, Added and Release Date. • Quaality. • Ratings, Picks and Skips.
Focus Logic If we focus on any single criterion then the operation is fairly self-evident. For example, we can make a single focus on albums:
• recorded in ‘High Resolution’ or ‘Content added in the last 3 Months’ (Album Detail) • containing music of the Romantic Era (Genre/Genre) • featuring an instrument, e.g. ‘Viola’ (Genre/Instrumentation) • containing a particular Form, e.g. ‘Sonata’ (Genre/Form) • with works composed by Beethoven (Composer) • featuring a particular artist , conductor, accompanist, e.g. Bryn Terfel, Clauddio Abbado, etc(Credits) • released by, e.g. ECM (Label) • with a specific user tag.
Every criterion may also be negated, so the above examples could be ‘exclude’ rather than include. Useful for isolating hard-to identify groups, such as ‘remind me what I have hadn’t played in a year’.
Include/Exclude Must/May have So, what happens when we focus on more than one criterion? The way it works deppends on what they are, but the system can form extremely tight focuses, e.g. ‘show me albums containing works composed by Dvorak, of form string quartet, that I haven’t played for 3 months but ignore the ECM label’.
We have tried to make the focus operation intuitive but there are some subtleties worth grasping. Focus uses two logic operations in combining two or more criteria:
• Logical OR: if we combine two criteria in this was we mean we want to see aany containing A or B. For example if we Focus on two composers (such as Bach and Copland) the number in the result will be greater than focussing on either individually. OR logic expands the answer. In simple terms we are looking for items that may include A or B. • Logical AND: This logic is used to show items that must contain all criteria. So if we Focus on Bach and Cantata the resulting number will normally be smaller than taking either criterion individually. AND logic narrows the answer. In simple terms we are looking for items that must include A and B.
8 You may find that the number in focus is wrong. For example if you ask for the 100 most-played albums the number could be higher if some albums are included in sets.
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The Sooloos system uses OR logic between samee-type criteria but AND logic between different types. In this way pickingg a number of artists or genres will expand the focus, selecting a composer, genre and instrument will narrow it.
Genre The whole topic of music genres keeps musicoloogists very busy. In Sooloos we have recently split the Genres focus into three separate sub-tabs and this was done to logically treat the three genre classes separately and to improve one’s ability to narrow (focus in on) a selection.
The Genres tab has three sub tabs:
• Genres: This Genre/Style set allows us to roughly group music into types, e.g. jazz, country, classical, folk and so on. o Within each top-level Genre there are Subgenres and Styles and Focus allows you to select any level (all of a top-level, all of a sub-genre or just one style).9 o In the Classical Genre we include all music which may be popularly referred to as ‘Classical’, however the Style lists include era and types.10 • Form: Here we allow you to specify musical forms.11 • Instrumentation: This genre area allows us to flag or focus on ensembles or instrument types. For example we might just want to see oboe or guitar music or music for quartets.
Focus uses AND logic between these three sections and OR logic within each section. So adding more Forms will expand a focus, whereas looking for Forms with specific instrumentation will narrow the result. In Genres we can focus on queries such as: ‘show me all romantic chamber music that iincludes bassoon’.
A list of the built-in Genre/Sub-genre/Style list is given in the appendix on page 62.
9 For example we could focus on just Jazz, or specify all Cool Jazz or even more granularly West Coast Jazz. 10 Era includes Medieval, Baroque, Renaissance, Classical. Romantic, Modern, 20th-century, ettc. 11 Classical Forms include such types as cantata, concerto, fugue, sonata, etc.
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Renaming Album Artist
1. Touch an album by an Artist whose name you want to change. In this example the first of Brahms1 is selected. 2. At top right of screen press: Artist Information. We get the screen below:
3. Touch the top Artist Name text box; a keyboard comes up.
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4. Press ‘delete’ to remove the ‘1’ 5. Press Enter 6. Close the Windows with top right X and back at the top level you will see all ‘Brahms1’ changed to ‘Brahms’.
Warning Note: Do not use this feature to rename one of the special compilation artists: ‘Various Artists’ or ‘Soundtrack’’. If an album has been incorrectly catalogued as ‘Various Artists’ then it should be dealt with specifically by editing the Album.
Caution Note: The example given here, where a ccomposer was used in the Album Artist field is somewhat eccentric and we don’t generally recommend doing this. There are some exceptions, ee.g. if the composer is also a performer or conductor.
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Appendix 1: The Elements of Metadata
Useful sources of Metadata Here are some very useful websites for researching covers, performers, composers and music and disc issues. www.allmusic.com has good depth of information on all genres of music. However its cover art tends to be limited to 250px and so some users will want to improve on this. http://wwww.discogs.com has a good search engine and provides detailed discographhies. http://wwww.arkivmusic.com/classical/main.jsp has deep information on releases and you can browse by composer, conductor, performer, ensembles, labels and genre. http://wwww.amazon.com (not just the USA site) is very useful for tracking down disccs, release information and cover artwork. (Note, on Amazon, release date information can be unreliable). www.google.com may lead you to a recording and the image search is invaluable for cover art. http://wwww.tineye.com/ This reverse image search (and its neat browser plug-in) is superb for determining if an image you have discovered can be bettered on the internet. The Sooloos system improves its performance for artwork up to 1000px. http://en.wikipedia.org/ Wikipedia has an astonishing amount of biographical, historical, musicological and occasionally discographical information.
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Duplicate Album Artists If a collection is built up over time and especially if it combines collections or CD rips with file imports then it is possible that some artists may appear to have multiple identities. Symptoms would include artists showing up twice in the Explorer or not seeing all albums by the artists listed in an Album View.
Duplicate Artists can be resolved using Control:PC.
At the bottom of the Settings window lookk for Find Duplicate Artists button.
If artists are duplicated we get a dialogue boxx like this and options to merge duplicated artists into single unique identities.
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Appendix 2: Managing a Collection
When building a collection it is useful to be able to keep an eye on the systems operating statistics.
On the left we see the Information screen whichh can be accessed from the Touchscreeen Home menu.
We can see thhe number of Artists, Albums and Tracks.
Also listed is tthe total storage seen by the server, how much is free, the software version number and the server (broker) IP address. (This is the address usedd by the mobile controllers iPad, iPhone etc).
You can also change the system’s registration details.
If you do not have a Touchscreen the server’s IP address can be found on the Settings tab in Control:PC.
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More detailed (maybe too much) information can be found by pointing a web browser to the debug information at
In the exampple on the left we used the address:: 192.168.1.14/debug.
This first screeen shows artist, album and track coounts.
If we click on Album Listing HTML then we cann see a list of all the albums in the collection by artist.
It is handy to be able to print this out (see below).
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Appendix 3: Storage Sooloos systems currently provide a number of options for storage.
• MC200 and Control:15 provide approximately 500GB and have single drives built in. • MC600 and Twinstore have dual 1TB or 22TB drives and these are normally configured as RAID 1, which means that each drive is a mirror copy of the other. Mirrored drives arre helpful because at some point drives inevitably fail, it is often possible just to swap out the faulty drive whereupon the system will restore the mirror. • Conttent will be shared across all the drives in the system.
The default fformat in which Sooloos stores the audio is FLAC which is a lossless codeec that provides around 40% reductioon in space usage (depending on sample rate, bit depth and genre) with zero loss of quality.
The system ccan also handle Apple Lossless, WAV and AIFF lossless formats. The lossless files will be exported in their native format and so it is sensible to plan ahead on future requirements for the content.
You can set up the system to automaticaally transcode an additional lossy format of all the music which can then be exported to a drive for use with other media players or iTTunes.
Plan ahead here because the system will take some time to perform a transcode (typical conversions may be 10,000 – 20,000 songgs in 24 hours).
How much Storage? The following table gives a guideline to sensible planning levels.
500GB 1TB 2TB FLAC/ALAC lossless 1,000 CDs 2,000 CDs 4,000 CDs AIFF/WAV 600 CDs 1,250 CDs 2,500 CDs FLAC/ALAC + AAC/MP3 800 CDs 1,600 CDs 3,200 CDs AIFF/WAV + AAC/MP3 500 CDs 1,000 CDs 2,000 CDs
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It is important not to allow the drives to become too full. The system needs space to keep log files, for housekeeping, transcoding and for storing playlissts and saved focuses. We suggest that you consider adding storage if the system gets over 80% use. 12
Thiis can be monitored in the debug window shown earlier.
Backup It is essential to maintain a good backup and it is the user’s responsibility to maintain its integrity. A valuable collection, with many hours invested in grooming deserves more than one backup and for at least one to be kept offsite.
Sooloos provides Backup and Restore functions in Control:PC. You can backup to computer drives, portable USB or NAS drives.
Appendix 4: Using the iPhone, Touch and iPad Controls The Sooloos system can be controlled using the main Touch client, e.g. Control 15. However it can also be controlled using Control:PC/MAC and one if the three portable controllers.
This section illustrates by example how the portable control clients can be used to access and control library content. This section is particularly helpful if you are thinking through the finer points of preparing or grooming a ccollection in anticipation of using one of these devices.
12 The Sooloos system incorporates remote monitoring and diagnosis. For this to work, it is necessary that the system be able to see the internet and that it is registered with us. If you skip registration then we have no means of contacting you if we see something going wrong!
Periodically the system will report to us the state of the hard drives and it is often possible to avert a disaster.
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The iPad application has four main areas, from top to bottom: To Explore content the bottom section scrolls left <-> right. • Search and Zone selection In the screen above we have explored through Artist, A-B to Alfred • Now Playing, Volume and Transport controls Brendel. The right-hand list of Albums scrolls vertically. • Playlist/Queue. The Edit button allows us to remove or change the order of songs in the list. Playlists can be created or loaded, including those saved previously on the Control. • Exploration area. Page | 50
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Search can be a convenient alternative to finding albums or works. The search result is a list which can be scrolled vertically as shown above.
On the iPad, search results will include Albums and Tracks.
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Searches do not have to be typed in full or use contiguous characters. This Here we see the same Quick Search query on the Touch/iPhone client. feature can be important in finding items with long names or where there might be too many results from a simple string search. In both the iPad and iPhone applications we can see that albums and tracks are listed separately. The example above uses ‘moz oboe’ on the iPad client.
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The same query can be performed on the main touch Control (note we On the Control search can be customised to include combinations of Artist, picked Album and Tracks only) and we get the resultt shown opposite. Album or Track. We can touch any of the results to start playing or view more details.
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Opposite we see two searches in Control:PC using different partial string targets. With care, experience and knowledge of the collection one can quickly develop a skill in searching.
Control:PC/MAC is useful for editing album information and managing certain system settings. The number of items it can show from a search depend on how we adjust the Window as the example above illustrates.
Control:PC/MAC currently shows album and track results mixed in together and so it may be important to consider or refine the search terms if there are too many results. Search here (or in the iPhone/iPad) does not enforce contiguous string matches so you can enter a term containing parts of the target, so e.g. entering :
“bee 132” quickly returns :
“Beethoven: Complete String Quartets: Vol. 9: No. 15, Op. 132”.
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Search can provide useful results from simple terms. To see more about the results or take actions, we can touch the + symbols which produce a listing dialog. Above we have used the Search All function for ‘Raindrop’ and the results are in the lower right of the window.
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Here is how on the iPad we might use: Selecting one of the Albums gives a list of Tracks which can be reviewed or actioned using the + buttons as before. • My Library / Search My Library
To find works played by Dinu Lipatti.
Putting ‘Lipatti’ in the Library Search returns the Artist & lists Albums.
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On this page we are showing exploration by Composer. The exploration first lists Albums …
In this case the composer name is Aaron Copland, but composers can be changed to, e.g. Copland, Aaron, or even just Copland.
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… and on into tracks. Showing another Album choice.
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Showing exploring to the same Album via the Artist. More sophisticated exploration of the content can show Genres (including Form or Instrumentation) or Tags which are free descriptors added on the Control.
In the screen above some albums containing Piano Quartets were tagged and can be rapidly retrieved as shown.
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We can also perform free-form library searches. In this example we are Above we can see the search results and their exploration. looking for performances of Appalachian Spring.
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As an alternative a free-form search of the library can be made in the Above we can see how a saved playlist can be loaded into the Queue on Quick Search box. Entering ‘appal’ we see two albums found, Bernstein the iPhone client. and Davies as well as links to movements.
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Appendix: Genres, Sub-genres and Styles Genre Sub-Genre Style Blues Country Blues Blues Gospel AAvant-Garde Improvised Music Creative Orchestra Blues Country Blues Blues Revival AAvant-Garde Improvised Music Free Improvisation Blues Country Blues Classic Female Blues AAvant-Garde Improvised Music Improvisation Blues Country Blues Country Blues AAvant-Garde Improvised Music Structured Impprovisation Blues Country Blues Delta Blues AAvant-Garde Modern Composition Atonal Blues Country Blues Dirty Blues AAvant-Garde Modern Composition Avant-Garde Blues Country Blues Early American Blues AAvant-Garde Modern Composition Computer Music Blues Country Blues Folk-Blues AAvant-Garde Modern Composition Experimental Blues Country Blues Memphis Blues AAvant-Garde Modern Composition Microtonal Blues Country Blues Modern Acoustic Blues AAvant-Garde Modern Composition Minimalism Blues Country Blues Prewar Blues AAvant-Garde Modern Composition Modern Composition Blues Country Blues Prewar Country Blues AAvant-Garde Modern Composition Musique Actuelle Blues Country Blues Prewar Gospel Blues AAvant-Garde Modern Composition Musique ConcrŠte Blues Country Blues Songster AAvant-Garde Modern Composition Post-Minimalism Blues Country Blues Vaudeville Blues AAvant-Garde Modern Composition Tape Music Blues Country Blues Work Songs AAvant-Garde Sound Art Conceptual Art Blues East Coast Blues East Coast Blues AAvant-Garde Sound Art Mixed Media Blues East Coast Blues Jump Blues AAvant-Garde Sound Art Noise Blues East Coast Blues New York Blues AAvant-Garde Sound Art Process-Generated Blues East Coast Blues Piedmont Blues AAvant-Garde Sound Art Radio Works Blues Electric Blues Chicago Blues AAvant-Garde Sound Art Sound Art Blues Electric Blues Detroit Blues AAvant-Garde Sound Art Sound Collage Blues Electric Blues Electric Blues AAvant-Garde Sound Art Sound Sculpture Blues Electric Blues Electric Chicago Blues Blues British Invasion British Blues Blues Electric Blues Electric Country Blues Blues Country Blues Acoustic Blues Blues Electric Blues Electric Delta Blues Blues Country Blues Acoustic Chicago Blues Blues Electric Blues Electric Harmonica Blues Blues Country Blues Acoustic Louisiana Blues Blues Electric Blues Electric Memphis Blues Blues Country Blues Acoustic Memphis Blues Blues Electric Blues Electric Texas Blues Blues Country Blues Acoustic New Orleans Blues Blues Electric Blues Juke Joint Blues Blues Country Blues Acoustic Texas Blues Blues Electric Blues New Orleans Blues Page | 62
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Blues Electric Blues Slide Guitar Blues Celtic Traditional Folk Drinking Songs Blues Electric Blues Soul-Blues Children's Music Lullabies Blues Electric Blues Swamp Blues Children's Music Nursery Rhymes Blues Electric Blues Urban Blues Classical Classical 20th-Century Blues Harmonica Blues Electric Harmonica Blues Classical Classical 21st-Century Blues Harmonica Blues Harmonica Blues Classical Classical Baroque Blues Jump Blues/Piano Blues Piano Blues Classical Classical Bel Canto Opera Blues Jump Blues/Piano Blues St. Louis Blues Classical Classical Chamber Music Blues Jump Blues/Piano Blues West Coast Blues Classical Classical Chant Blues Louisiana Blues Louisiana Blues Classical Classical Choral Blues Modern Electric Blues Contemporary Blues Classical Classical Classical Blues Modern Electric Blues Modern Delta Blues Classical Classical Classical Guitar Blues Modern Electric Blues Modern Electric Blues Classical Classical Contemporary Blues Modern Electric Blues Modern Electric Chicago BluesCla ssical Classical Early Music Blues Modern Electric Blues Modern Electric Texas Blues Classical Classical Gregorian Chant Blues Texas Blues Electric Texas Blues Classical Classical Impressionist Blues Texas Blues Texas Blues Classical Classical Medieval Blues Traditional Folk Minstrel Classical Classical Nationalist Cajun Cajun/Zydeco Acadian Classical Classical Neo-Classical Cajun Cajun/Zydeco Creole Classical Classical Neo-Romantic Cajun Cajun/Zydeco Traditional Cajun Classical Classical Operettas Cajun Cajun/Zydeco Zydeco Classical Classical Oratories Celtic Celtic/British Isles Celtic Folk Classical Classical Post-Romantic Celtic Celtic/British Isles Celtic Fusion Classical Classical Renaissance Celtic Celtic/British Isles Celtic Gospel Classical Classical Romantic Celtic Celtic/British Isles Celtic New Age Classical Classical Sacred Vocal Celtic Celtic/British Isles Celtic Pop Classical New Orleans/Classic Jazz Brass Band Celtic Celtic/British Isles Celtic Rock Classical Pop Classical Classical Crossover Celtic Celtic/British Isles Contemporary Celtic Comedy Musical Comedy Musical Comedy Celtic Celtic/British Isles Drinking Songs Comedy Musical Comedy Novelty Celtic Celtic/British Isles Scottish Folk Comedy Musical Comedy Satire Celtic Celtic/British Isles Traditional Celtic Comedy Musical Comedy Shock Jock Celtic Celtic/British Isles Traditional Irish Folk Comedy Musical Comedy Song Parody
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Comedy Spoken Comedy Blue Humor Country Traditional Country Instrumental Country Comedy Spoken Comedy Ethnic Comedy Country Traditional Country Jug Band Comedy Spoken Comedy Gay Comedy Country Traditional Country Old-Timey Comedy Spoken Comedy Morning Radio Country Traditional Country Square Dance Comedy Spoken Comedy Observational Humor Country Traditional Country String Bands Comedy Spoken Comedy Political Comedy Country Traditional Country Traditional Bluegrass Comedy Spoken Comedy Prank Calls Country Traditional Country Traditional Country Comedy Spoken Comedy Sketch Comedy Country Traditional Country Yodeling Comedy Spoken Comedy Standup Comedy Country Traditional Folk Appalachian Folk Country Alternative Country Alternative Country Country Traditional Folk Jug Band Country Alternative Country Americana Country Traditional Folk Old-Timey Country Contemporary Country Contemporary Bluegrass Country Traditional Folk String Bands Country Contemporary Country Contemporary Country Country Western Swing Western Swing Country Contemporary Country Neo-Traditionalist Country Country Western Swing Western Swing Revival Country Contemporary Country New Traditionalist Easy Listening Big Band/Swing Ballroom Dance Country Country-Pop Country-Pop Easy Listening Easy Listening Classical Pop Country Country-Pop Nashville Sound/CountrypolitanEasy Listening Easy Listening Easy Pop Country Country-Pop Urban Cowboy Easy Listening Easy Listening Instrumental Pop Country Honky Tonk Bakersfield Sound Easy Listening Easy Listening Mood Music Country Honky Tonk Honky Tonk Easy Listening Easy Listening Orchestral Country Honky Tonk Truck Driving Country Easy Listening Easy Listening Orchestral Pop Country Musical Comedy Country Comedy Easy Listening Exotica/Lounge Exotica Country Progressive Country Country-Folk Easy Listening Exotica/Lounge Lounge Country Progressive Country Outlaw Country Easy Listening Exotica/Lounge Space Age Pop Country Progressive Country Progressive Bluegrass Easy Listening Holiday Wedding Music Country Progressive Country Progressive Country Electronica Alternative/Indie-Rock Industrial Dance Country Progressive Country Rodeo Electronica Dance Acid Jazz Country Traditional Country Bluegrass Electronica Dance Garage/House Country Traditional Country Bluegrass-Gospel Electronica Dance Hi-NRG Country Traditional Country Close Harmony Electronica Dance House Country Traditional Country Country Boogie Electronica Dance Rave Country Traditional Country Country Gospel Electronica Electronica 2-Step/British Garage Country Traditional Country Cowboy Electronica Electronica Acid House
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Electronica Electronica Acid Techno Electronica Electronica Left-Field House Electronica Electronica Ambient Breakbeat Electronica Electronica Microhouse Electronica Electronica Ambient Dub Electronica Electronica Microsound Electronica Electronica Ambient House Electronica Electronica Minimal Techno Electronica Electronica Ambient Techno Electronica Electronica Neo-Electro Electronica Electronica Big Beat Electronica Electronica Newbeat Electronica Electronica Broken Beat Electronica Electronica Nu Breaks Electronica Electronica Dark Ambient Electronica Electronica Progressive House Electronica Electronica Detroit Techno Electronica Electronica Progressive Trance Electronica Electronica Downbeat Electronica Electronica Tech-House Electronica Electronica Downtempo Electronica Electronica Techno Electronica Electronica Drill'n'bass Electronica Electronica Techno Bass Electronica Electronica Electro Electronica Electronica Techno-Dub Electronica Electronica Electro-Jazz Electronica Electronica Trance Electronica Electronica Electronica Electronica Electronica Tribal-House Electronica Electronica Electro-Techno Electronica Electronica Trip-Hop Electronica Electronica Experimental Ambient Electronica Modern Composition Electronic Electronica Electronica Experimental Dub Electronica Sound Art Electro-Acoustic Electronica Electronica Experimental Electro Folk Alternative Country Neo-Traditional Folk Electronica Electronica Experimental Jungle Folk Alternative/Indie-Rock Alternative Folk Electronica Electronica Experimental Techno Folk Celtic/British Isles British Folk Electronica Electronica Funky Breaks Folk Celtic/British Isles Irish Folk Electronica Electronica Gabba Folk Celtic/British Isles Traditional Scottish Folk Electronica Electronica Garage Rap/Grime Folk Contemporary Folk Alternative Folk Electronica Electronica Glitch Folk Contemporary Folk Anti-Folk Electronica Electronica Goa Trance Folk Contemporary Folk Children's Folk Electronica Electronica Happy Hardcore Folk Contemporary Folk Contemporary Folk Electronica Electronica Hardcore Techno Folk Contemporary Folk New Acoustic Electronica Electronica IDM Folk Contemporary Folk Political Folk Electronica Electronica Illbient Folk Contemporary Folk Progressive Folk Electronica Electronica Industrial Drum'n'Bass Folk Traditional Folk Field Recordings Electronica Electronica Jazz-House Folk Traditional Folk Folk Revival Electronica Electronica Jungle/Drum'n'bass Folk Traditional Folk Folksongs
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Folk Traditional Folk Irish Folk Form Classical Form Etude Folk Traditional Folk Neo-Traditional Folk Form Classical Form Fantasia Folk Traditional Folk Sea Shanties Form Classical Form Impromptu Folk Traditional Folk Traditional Folk Form Classical Form Intermezzo Folk Traditional Folk Traditional Scottish Folk Form Classical Form Lied/Song Form Blues 12-bar Form Classical Form Nocturne Form Blues 16-bar Form Classical Form Polka Form Blues 8-bar Form Classical Form Rhapsody Form Classical Form Solo work Form Classical Form Rondo Form Classical Form Duet Form Classical Form Suite Form Classical Form Trio Form Classical Form Symphony Form Classical Form Quartet Form Classical Form Waltz Form Classical Form Quintet Gospel CCM/Contemporary Gospel Alternative CCM Form Classical Form Sextet Gospel CCM/Contemporary Gospel CCM Form Classical Form Septet Gospel CCM/Contemporary Gospel Christian Comedy Form Classical Form Octet Gospel CCM/Contemporary Gospel Christian Metal Form Classical Form Nonet Gospel CCM/Contemporary Gospel Christian Punk Form Classical Form Ballade Gospel CCM/Contemporary Gospel Christian Rap Form Classical Form Carol Gospel CCM/Contemporary Gospel Christian Rock Form Classical Form Madrigal Gospel CCM/Contemporary Gospel Contemporary Gospel Form Classical Form Mass Gospel CCM/Contemporary Gospel Inspirational Form Classical Form Motet Gospel CCM/Contemporary Gospel Jesus Rock Form Classical Form Opera Gospel CCM/Contemporary Gospel Latin Gospel Form Classical Form Pavanne Gospel CCM/Contemporary Gospel Praise & Worship Form Classical Form Tocatta Gospel CCM/Contemporary Gospel Reggae Gospel Form Classical Form Cantata Gospel Classical Hymns Form Classical Form Concerto Gospel Country Blues Spirituals Form Classical Form Fugue Gospel Hard Rock Christian Metal Form Classical Form Oratorio Gospel Hip-Hop/Urban Christian Rap Form Classical Form Partita Gospel Pop/Rock Christian Rock Form Classical Form Prelude Gospel Punk/New Wave Christian Punk Form Classical Form Sonata Gospel Reggae/Caribbean Reggae Gospel Form Classical Form Ballet Gospel Spoken Comedy Christian Comedy
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Gospel Traditional Gospel Black Gospel Instrumentation Instrument Organ Gospel Traditional Gospel Gospel Choir Instrumentation Instrument Percussion Gospel Traditional Gospel Hymns Instrumentation Instrument Piano Gospel Traditional Gospel Instrumental Gospel Instrumentation Instrument Trumpet Gospel Traditional Gospel Scriptures Instrumentation Instrument Viola Gospel Traditional Gospel Southern Gospel Instrumentation Instrument Violin Gospel Traditional Gospel Spirituals Instrumentation Instrument Voice Gospel Traditional Gospel Traditional Gospel Jazz Big Band/Swing Big Band Holiday Holiday Carols Jazz Big Band/Swing British Dance Bands Holiday Holiday Chanukah Jazz Big Band/Swing Continental Jazz Holiday Holiday Christmas Jazz Big Band/Swing Dance Bands Holiday Holiday Easter Jazz Big Band/Swing Experimental Big Band Holiday Holiday Halloween Jazz Big Band/Swing Jive Holiday Holiday Holiday Jazz Big Band/Swing Modern Big Band Holiday Holiday Thanksgiving Jazz Big Band/Swing Orchestral Jazz Instrumentation Ensemble Flute Quartet Jazz Big Band/Swing Progressive Big Band Instrumentation Ensemble Orchestra Jazz Big Band/Swing Progressive Jazz Instrumentation Ensemble Piano Duet Jazz Big Band/Swing Society Dance Band Instrumentation Ensemble Piano Quartet Jazz Big Band/Swing Sweet Bands Instrumentation Ensemble Piano Quintet Jazz Big Band/Swing Swing Instrumentation Ensemble Piano Trio Jazz Bop Bop Instrumentation Ensemble String Quartet Jazz Contemporary Folk Folk-Jazz Instrumentation Ensemble String Trio Jazz Cool Chamber Jazz Instrumentation Ensemble Wind Ensemble Jazz Cool Cool Instrumentation Instrument Bagpipe Jazz Cool West Coast Jazz Instrumentation Instrument Double Bass Jazz Free Jazz Avant-Garde Jazz Instrumentation Instrument Bassoon Jazz Free Jazz Early Creative Instrumentation Instrument Cello Jazz Free Jazz Free Funk Instrumentation Instrument Clarinet Jazz Free Jazz Free Jazz Instrumentation Instrument Flute Jazz Free Jazz M-Base Instrumentation Instrument Guitar Jazz Free Jazz Modern Creative Instrumentation Instrument Harpsichord Jazz Free Jazz Modern Free Instrumentation Instrument Oboe Jazz Free Jazz Third Stream
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Jazz Fusion Contemporary Jazz Jazz Vocal/Standards Ballads Jazz Fusion Crossover Jazz Jazz Vocal/Standards Standards Jazz Fusion Free Funk Latin CCM/Contemporary Gospel Latin CCM Jazz Fusion Fusion Latin Dance Latin Dance Jazz Fusion Jazz-Pop Latin Dance Latin Freestyle Jazz Fusion Smooth Jazz Latin Foreign Language Rock Rock en Espa¤ol Jazz Hard Bop Hard Bop Latin Hip-Hop/Urban Reggaeton Jazz Hard Bop Modal Music Latin Latin America Afro Peruvian Jazz Hard Bop Neo-Bop Latin Latin America Afro-Brazilian Jazz Hard Bop Post-Bop Latin Latin America Afro-Colombian Jazz Hard Bop Standards Latin Latin America Andean Folk Jazz Jump Blues/Piano Blues Jazz Blues Latin Latin America Argentinean Folk Jazz Latin America Latin Jazz Latin Latin America Banda Jazz Latin Jazz/World Fusion African Jazz Latin Latin America Big Band Latino Jazz Latin Jazz/World Fusion Afro-Cuban Jazz Latin Latin America Bolero Jazz Latin Jazz/World Fusion Brazilian Jazz Latin Latin America Boogaloo Jazz Latin Jazz/World Fusion Cuban Jazz Latin Latin America Bossa Nova Jazz Latin Jazz/World Fusion Latin Jazz Latin Latin America Brazilian Folk Jazz Latin Jazz/World Fusion World Fusion Latin Latin America Brazilian Pop Jazz New Orleans/Classic Jazz Boogie-Woogie Latin Latin America Carnival Jazz New Orleans/Classic Jazz Classic Jazz Latin Latin America Cha-Cha Jazz New Orleans/Classic Jazz Dixieland Latin Latin America Chilean Folk Jazz New Orleans/Classic Jazz Dixieland Revival Latin Latin America Choro Jazz New Orleans/Classic Jazz Hot Jazz Latin Latin America Corrido Jazz New Orleans/Classic Jazz Mainstream Jazz Latin Latin America Cuatro Jazz New Orleans/Classic Jazz New Orleans Brass Bands Latin Latin America Cumbia Jazz New Orleans/Classic Jazz New Orleans Jazz Latin Latin America Forro Jazz New Orleans/Classic Jazz Novelty Ragtime Latin Latin America Jibaro Jazz New Orleans/Classic Jazz Ragtime Latin Latin America Latin CCM Jazz New Orleans/Classic Jazz Stride Latin Latin America Latin Comedy Jazz New Orleans/Classic Jazz Trad Jazz Latin Latin America Latin Folk Jazz Soul Jazz/Groove Jazz-Funk Latin Latin America Latin Pop Jazz Soul Jazz/Groove Soul-Jazz Latin Latin America Latin Soul
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Latin Latin America Mambo Latin Tropical Lambada Latin Latin America Mariachi Latin Tropical Merengue Latin Latin America Modern Son Latin Tropical Merenhouse Latin Latin America MPB Latin Tropical Mini Jazz Latin Latin America New York Salsa Latin Tropical Rhumba Latin Latin America Norte¤o Latin Tropical Sonero Latin Latin America Nueva Cancion Latin Tropical Tropical Latin Latin America Nueva Trova New Age Electronica Ambient Latin Latin America Onda Grupera New Age Relaxation Healing Latin Latin America Pachanga New Age Relaxation Meditation & Relaxation Latin Latin America Peruvian Folk New Age Relaxation Nature Latin Latin America Plena New Age Relaxation Self-Help & Development Latin Latin America Quechua R&B Dance Disco Latin Latin America Ranchera R&B Dance Freestyle Latin Latin America Rock en Espa¤ol R&B Hip-Hop/Urban Contemporary R&B Latin Latin America Salsa R&B Hip-Hop/Urban Go-Go Latin Latin America Samba R&B Hip-Hop/Urban New Jack Swing Latin Latin America Son R&B Hip-Hop/Urban Post-Disco Latin Latin America Tango R&B Hip-Hop/Urban Quiet Storm Latin Latin America Tejano R&B Hip-Hop/Urban Urban Latin Latin Jazz/World Fusion Big Band Latino R&B R&B/Soul Beach Latin Mexican Mexican Folk R&B R&B/Soul Blue-Eyed Soul Latin R&B/Soul Latin Soul R&B R&B/Soul Brown-Eyed Soul Latin Reggae/Caribbean Changui R&B R&B/Soul Chicago Soul Latin Spoken Comedy Latin Comedy R&B R&B/Soul Country-Soul Latin Tropical Afro-Cuban R&B R&B/Soul Deep Funk Latin Tropical Bachata R&B R&B/Soul Deep Funk Revival Latin Tropical Beguine R&B R&B/Soul Deep Soul Latin Tropical Beguine Moderne R&B R&B/Soul Disco Latin Tropical Beguine Vide R&B R&B/Soul Doo Wop Latin Tropical Compas R&B R&B/Soul Freestyle Latin Tropical Cuban Pop R&B R&B/Soul Funk Latin Tropical Guaguanc¢ R&B R&B/Soul Go-Go
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R&B R&B/Soul Memphis Soul Rap Hip-Hop/Urban Party Rap R&B R&B/Soul Motown Rap Hip-Hop/Urban Political Rap R&B R&B/Soul Neo-Soul Rap Hip-Hop/Urban Pop-Rap R&B R&B/Soul New Orleans R&B Rap Hip-Hop/Urban Southern Rap R&B R&B/Soul Northern Soul Rap Hip-Hop/Urban Turntablism R&B R&B/Soul Philly Soul Rap Hip-Hop/Urban Underground Rap R&B R&B/Soul Pop-Soul Rap Hip-Hop/Urban West Coast Rap R&B R&B/Soul Psychedelic Soul Rap Musical Comedy Comedy Rap R&B R&B/Soul R&B Reggae Reggae/Caribbean Bluebeat R&B R&B/Soul Retro-Soul Reggae Reggae/Caribbean Caribbean Folk R&B R&B/Soul Smooth Soul Reggae Reggae/Caribbean Contemporary Reggae R&B R&B/Soul Soul Reggae Reggae/Caribbean Dancehall R&B R&B/Soul Southern Soul Reggae Reggae/Caribbean DJ R&B R&B/Soul Uptown Soul Reggae Reggae/Caribbean Dub R&B R&B/Soul Urban Reggae Reggae/Caribbean Dub Poetry Rap Hip-Hop/Urban Alternative Rap Reggae Reggae/Caribbean Lovers Rock Rap Hip-Hop/Urban Bass Music Reggae Reggae/Caribbean Nyahbinghi Rap Hip-Hop/Urban British Rap Reggae Reggae/Caribbean Political Reggae Rap Hip-Hop/Urban Comedy Rap Reggae Reggae/Caribbean Ragga Rap Hip-Hop/Urban Dirty Rap Reggae Reggae/Caribbean Reggae-Pop Rap Hip-Hop/Urban Dirty South Reggae Reggae/Caribbean Rocksteady Rap Hip-Hop/Urban East Coast Rap Reggae Reggae/Caribbean Roots Reggae Rap Hip-Hop/Urban Foreign Language Rap Reggae Reggae/Caribbean Ska Rap Hip-Hop/Urban Gangsta Rap Reggae Reggae/Caribbean Smooth Reggae Rap Hip-Hop/Urban G-Funk Rock Alternative Country Alternative Country-Rock Rap Hip-Hop/Urban Golden Age Rock Alternative/Indie-Rock Adult Alternative Pop/Rock Rap Hip-Hop/Urban Hardcore Rap Rock Alternative/Indie-Rock Alternative Country-Rock Rap Hip-Hop/Urban Hip-Hop Rock Alternative/Indie-Rock Alternative Dance Rap Hip-Hop/Urban Jazz-Rap Rock Alternative/Indie-Rock Alternative Pop/Rock Rap Hip-Hop/Urban Latin Rap Rock Alternative/Indie-Rock Alternative Singer/Songwriter Rap Hip-Hop/Urban Left-Field Hip-Hop Rock Alternative/Indie-Rock Ambient Pop Rap Hip-Hop/Urban Midwest Rap Rock Alternative/Indie-Rock American Underground Rap Hip-Hop/Urban Old School Rap Rock Alternative/Indie-Rock British Trad Rock
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Rock Alternative/Indie-Rock Britpop Rock Alternative/Indie-Rock Punk Revival Rock Alternative/Indie-Rock C-86 Rock Alternative/Indie-Rock Punk-Pop Rock Alternative/Indie-Rock Chamber Pop Rock Alternative/Indie-Rock Queercore Rock Alternative/Indie-Rock Cocktail Rock Alternative/Indie-Rock Riot Grrrl Rock Alternative/Indie-Rock College Rock Rock Alternative/Indie-Rock Sadcore Rock Alternative/Indie-Rock Cowpunk Rock Alternative/Indie-Rock Screamo Rock Alternative/Indie-Rock Dream Pop Rock Alternative/Indie-Rock Shibuya-Kei Rock Alternative/Indie-Rock Electro-Industrial Rock Alternative/Indie-Rock Shoegaze Rock Alternative/Indie-Rock Emo Rock Alternative/Indie-Rock Ska-Punk Rock Alternative/Indie-Rock Free Folk Rock Alternative/Indie-Rock Skatepunk Rock Alternative/Indie-Rock Funk Metal Rock Alternative/Indie-Rock Slowcore Rock Alternative/Indie-Rock Garage Punk Rock Alternative/Indie-Rock Space Rock Rock Alternative/Indie-Rock Goth Rock Rock Alternative/Indie-Rock Third Wave Ska Revival Rock Alternative/Indie-Rock Grunge Rock Alternative/Indie-Rock Twee Pop Rock Alternative/Indie-Rock Indie Electronic Rock Art-Rock/Experimental Avant-Prog Rock Alternative/Indie-Rock Indie Pop Rock Art-Rock/Experimental Canterbury Scene Rock Alternative/Indie-Rock Indie Rock Rock Art-Rock/Experimental Experimental Rock Rock Alternative/Indie-Rock Industrial Rock Art-Rock/Experimental Kraut Rock Rock Alternative/Indie-Rock Jangle Pop Rock Art-Rock/Experimental Neo-Prog Rock Alternative/Indie-Rock Lo-Fi Rock Art-Rock/Experimental Noise-Rock Rock Alternative/Indie-Rock Madchester Rock Art-Rock/Experimental Prog-Rock/Art Rock Rock Alternative/Indie-Rock Math Rock Rock Big Band/Swing Retro Swing Rock Alternative/Indie-Rock Neo-Glam Rock British Invasion British Invasion Rock Alternative/Indie-Rock Neo-Psychedelia Rock British Invasion Early British Pop/Rock Rock Alternative/Indie-Rock New Wave/Post-Punk RevivalRo ck British Invasion Freakbeat Rock Alternative/Indie-Rock New Zealand Rock Rock British Invasion Merseybeat Rock Alternative/Indie-Rock Noise Pop Rock British Invasion Mod Rock Alternative/Indie-Rock Paisley Underground Rock Contemporary Folk Contemporary Singer/Songwriter Rock Alternative/Indie-Rock Pop Underground Rock Contemporary Folk Urban Folk Rock Alternative/Indie-Rock Post-Grunge Rock Dance Alternative Dance Rock Alternative/Indie-Rock Post-Rock/Experimental Rock Dance Club/Dance Rock Alternative/Indie-Rock Psychobilly Rock Dance Dance-Pop Rock Alternative/Indie-Rock Punk Blues Rock Dance Euro-Dance
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Rock Dance Teen Pop Rock Hard Rock Aussie Rock Rock Europop AustroPop Rock Hard Rock Boogie Rock Rock Europop Dutch Pop Rock Hard Rock British Metal Rock Europop Eastern European Pop Rock Hard Rock Death Metal/Black Metal Rock Europop Euro-Pop Rock Hard Rock Detroit Rock Rock Europop Euro-Rock Rock Hard Rock Doom Metal Rock Europop German Schlager Rock Hard Rock Glam Rock Rock Europop Swedish Pop/Rock Rock Hard Rock Glitter Rock Folk/Country Rock British Folk-Rock Rock Hard Rock Goth Metal Rock Folk/Country Rock Country-Rock Rock Hard Rock Grindcore Rock Folk/Country Rock Folk-Pop Rock Hard Rock Guitar Virtuoso Rock Folk/Country Rock Folk-Rock Rock Hard Rock Hair Metal Rock Folk/Country Rock Singer/Songwriter Rock Hard Rock Hard Rock Rock Foreign Language Rock Aboriginal Rock Rock Hard Rock Heavy Metal Rock Foreign Language Rock Asian Pop Rock Hard Rock Industrial Metal Rock Foreign Language Rock AustroPop Rock Hard Rock Neo-Classical Metal Rock Foreign Language Rock Chinese Pop Rock Hard Rock New Wave of British Heavy Metal Rock Foreign Language Rock Chinese Pop-Rock Rock Hard Rock Pop-Metal Rock Foreign Language Rock Dutch Pop Rock Hard Rock Power Metal Rock Foreign Language Rock Eastern European Pop Rock Hard Rock Progressive Metal Rock Foreign Language Rock Foreign Language Rock Rock Hard Rock Punk Metal Rock Foreign Language Rock French Pop Rock Hard Rock Rap-Metal Rock Foreign Language Rock French Rock Rock Hard Rock Rap-Rock Rock Foreign Language Rock German Schlager Rock Hard Rock Scandinavian Metal Rock Foreign Language Rock Hong Kong Pop Rock Hard Rock Sludge Metal Rock Foreign Language Rock Italian Pop Rock Hard Rock Southern Rock Rock Foreign Language Rock Japanese Pop Rock Hard Rock Speed Metal Rock Foreign Language Rock Japanese Rock Rock Hard Rock Stoner Metal Rock Foreign Language Rock Okinawan Pop Rock Hard Rock Symphonic Black Metal Rock Fusion Jazz-Rock Rock Hard Rock Thrash Rock Hard Rock Album Rock Rock Latin America Latin Rock Rock Hard Rock Alternative Metal Rock Modern Electric Blues Blues-Rock Rock Hard Rock Arena Rock Rock Pop/Rock AM Pop
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Rock Pop/Rock Baroque Pop Rock Punk/New Wave Punk Rock Pop/Rock Brill Building Pop Rock Punk/New Wave Ska Revival Rock Pop/Rock Bubblegum Rock Punk/New Wave Sophisti-Pop Rock Pop/Rock Celebrity Rock Punk/New Wave Straight-Edge Rock Pop/Rock Comedy Rock Rock Punk/New Wave Synth Pop Rock Pop/Rock Girl Group Rock Rock & Roll/Roots American Trad Rock Rock Pop/Rock Pop Rock Rock & Roll/Roots Bar Band Rock Pop/Rock Pop/Rock Rock Rock & Roll/Roots Blues-Rock Rock Pop/Rock Sunshine Pop Rock Rock & Roll/Roots Frat Rock Rock Pop/Rock Teen Idol Rock Rock & Roll/Roots Heartland Rock Rock Psychedelic/Garage Acid Folk Rock Rock & Roll/Roots Hot Rod Rock Psychedelic/Garage Acid Rock Rock Rock & Roll/Roots Hot Rod Revival Rock Psychedelic/Garage British Psychedelia Rock Rock & Roll/Roots Instrumental Rock Rock Psychedelic/Garage Garage Rock Rock Rock & Roll/Roots Jam Bands Rock Psychedelic/Garage Obscuro Rock Rock & Roll/Roots Latin Rock Rock Psychedelic/Garage Psychedelic Rock Rock & Roll/Roots Pub Rock Rock Psychedelic/Garage Psychedelic Pop Rock Rock & Roll/Roots Retro-Rock Rock Punk/New Wave American Punk Rock Rock & Roll/Roots Rock & Roll Rock Punk/New Wave Anarchist Punk Rock Rock & Roll/Roots Rockabilly Rock Punk/New Wave British Punk Rock Rock & Roll/Roots Rockabilly Revival Rock Punk/New Wave Garage Rock Revival Rock Rock & Roll/Roots Roots Rock Rock Punk/New Wave Hardcore Punk Rock Rock & Roll/Roots Surf Rock Punk/New Wave L.A. Punk Rock Rock & Roll/Roots Surf Revival Rock Punk/New Wave Mod Revival Rock Rock & Roll/Roots Swamp Pop Rock Punk/New Wave New Romantic Rock Rock & Roll/Roots Tex-Mex Rock Punk/New Wave New Wave Rock Soft Rock Adult Contemporary Rock Punk/New Wave New York Punk Rock Soft Rock Soft Rock Rock Punk/New Wave No Wave Rock Television Music Sports Anthems Rock Punk/New Wave Oi! Rock Traditional Folk Skiffle Rock Punk/New Wave Post-Hardcore Rock Worldbeat Aboriginal Rock Rock Punk/New Wave Post-Punk Rock Worldbeat International Pop Rock Punk/New Wave Power Pop Soundtrack Cast Recordings Cast Recordings Rock Punk/New Wave Proto-Punk Soundtrack Cast Recordings Musicals
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Soundtrack Cast Recordings Show Tunes World Africa African-Folk Soundtrack Film Music Blaxploitation World Africa Afro-Beat Soundtrack Film Music Film Music World Celtic/British Isles Pipe Bands Soundtrack Film Music Movie Themes World Delta Blues Finger-Picked Guitar Soundtrack Film Music Original Score World Eastern Europe Russian Soundtrack Film Music Soundtracks World Eastern Europe Ukranian Soundtrack Film Music Spy Music World Foreign Language Rock Kayokyoku Soundtrack R&B/Soul Blaxploitation World Latin America Danzon Soundtrack Television Music Cartoon Music World Latin America Grupero Soundtrack Television Music Television Music World Mediterranean Greek Folk Soundtrack Television Music TV Soundtracks World Mediterranean Italian Folk Soundtrack Television Music Video Game Music World Mediterranean Laika Soundtrack Vocal/Standards Show Tunes World Mediterranean Nissiotiko Spoken Word Audiobook Children's World Mediterranean Rai Spoken Word Audiobook Fiction World Mediterranean Rembetika Spoken Word Audiobook Non-Fiction World Mediterranean Sharki Spoken Word Narrative Speeches World Mediterranean Turkish Folk Spoken Word Play Radio-Play World Middle East Al-Jil VVocal Bop Vocalese World Middle East Apala VVocal Cast Recordings Musical Theater World Middle East Armenian Folk VVocal Vocal/Standards Acappella World Middle East Belly Dancing VVocal Vocal/Standards American Popular Song World Middle East Hebrew VVocal Vocal/Standards Barbershop Quartet World Middle East Jewish Music VVocal Vocal/Standards Cabaret World Middle East Middle Eastern Pop VVocal Vocal/Standards Harmony Vocal Group World Middle East Shaabi VVocal Vocal/Standards Music Hall World Middle East Traditional Middle Eastern Folk VVocal Vocal/Standards Nostalgia World Non-Western Classical Music Ceremonial VVocal Vocal/Standards Tin Pan Alley Pop World North America American Jewish Pop VVocal Vocal/Standards Torch Songs World North America Contemporary Native America VVocal Vocal/Standards Traditional Pop World North America Traditional Native American VVocal Vocal/Standards Vaudeville World Reggae/Caribbean Cadence VVocal Vocal/Standards Vocal Jazz World Reggae/Caribbean Calypso VVocal Vocal/Standards Vocal Pop World Reggae/Caribbean Chouval Bwa
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World Reggae/Caribbean Gwo Ka World Worldbeat Ethnic World Reggae/Caribbean Junkanoo World Worldbeat Folklore World Reggae/Caribbean Mento World Worldbeat Indigenous World Reggae/Caribbean Party Soca World Worldbeat International Folk World Reggae/Caribbean Rapso World Worldbeat Jewish Folk World Reggae/Caribbean Soca World Worldbeat Neo-Traditional World Reggae/Caribbean Spouge World Worldbeat Pan-Global World Reggae/Caribbean Steel Band World Worldbeat Quadrille World Reggae/Caribbean Zouk World Worldbeat Social Commentary World Scandinavia Finnish Folk World Worldbeat Traditional World Scandinavia Joik World Worldbeat Worldbeat World Scandinavia Norwegian Folk World Scandinavia Scandinavian Folk World Scandinavia Swedish Folk World South Asia Bhangra
World South Asia Giddha World South Asia Indian Art Film Music World South Asia Indian Classicall World South Asia Indian Folk World South Asia Indian Pop World South Pacific Slack-Key Guitar World Southeast Asia Gamelan World Southeast Asia Macapat Poetry World Western Europe Andalus Classical World Western Europe Contemporary Flamenco World Western Europe Fado World Western Europe Flamenco World Western Europe French Folk World Western Europe German Volksmusik World Western Europe Musette World Western Europe Spanish Folk World Western Europe Switzerland Folk World Worldbeat Chants
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